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Null deliver field crashes cron list command

Cluster 32896 · cron. Data as of 2026-10-27 11:58 UTC

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Multiple fixes and a bug report addressing a crash or TypeError in the cron list command when a job entry has a null deliver field. Several fixes also touch related null-safety for repeat/schedule fields and BSM secret resolution.

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PR#32916fix(cron): guard against null deliver/repeat/schedule in cron list

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#56144 fix(cron): null-safe deliver in cron list + re-resolve BSM secrets per run

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files: cron/scheduler.py, hermes_cli/cron.py, tests/cron/test_cron_provider_pin.py, tests/cron/test_scheduler.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_cron.py

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cron/scheduler.py

@@ -2225,12 +2225,23 @@ def run_job(job: dict) -> tuple[bool, str, str, Optional[str]]:
 
     try:
         # Re-read .env and config.yaml fresh every run so provider/key
-        # changes take effect without a gateway restart.
-        from dotenv import load_dotenv
-        try:
-            load_dotenv(str(_get_hermes_home() / ".env"), override=True, encoding="utf-8")
-        except UnicodeDecodeError:
-            load_dotenv(str(_get_hermes_home() / ".env"), override=True, encoding="latin-1")
+        # changes take effect without a gateway restart. Route through
+        # load_hermes_dotenv (not a bare load_dotenv) and reset the secret-
+        # source cache first: startup already applied external secrets and
+        # recorded this HERMES_HOME in _APPLIED_HOMES, so a naive reload would
+        # re-apply only the .env placeholder and never re-resolve a Bitwarden/
+        # BSM-backed secret — leaving cron jobs 401'ing on the placeholder
+        # (#33465). Clearing the cache forces the re-pull; the resolved secret
+        # overrides the placeholder only when secrets.bitwarden.override_existing
+        # is set (mirrors startup), and the Bitwarden value-cache keeps the
+        # forced re-pull off the network. load_hermes_dotenv also handles the
+        # utf-8/latin-1 encoding fallback internally.
+        from hermes_cli.env_loader import (
+            load_hermes_dotenv,
+            reset_secret_source_cache,
+        )
+        reset_secret_source_cache()
+        load_hermes_dotenv(hermes_home=_get_hermes_home())
 
         delivery_target = _resolve_delivery_target(job)
         if delivery_target:

hermes_cli/cron.py

@@ -137,7 +137,11 @@ def cron_list(show_all: bool = False):
         repeat_completed = repeat_info.get("completed", 0)
         repeat_str = f"{repeat_completed}/{repeat_times}" if repeat_times else "∞"
 
-        deliver = job.get("deliver", ["local"])
+        # `deliver` may be present-but-null in the job record (same pitfall as
+        # `repeat` above), so coalesce to the default rather than relying on the
+        # dict-default, which only applies to a missing key. A null value would
+        # otherwise reach `", ".join(None)` and crash the whole listing (#32896).
+        deliver = job.get("deliver") or ["local"]
         if isinstance(deliver, str):
             deliver = [deliver]
         deliver_str = ", ".join(deliver)

tests/cron/test_cron_provider_pin.py

@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ def _run_with_current_provider(job, current_provider, tmp_path):
     fake_db = MagicMock()
     with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
          patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-         patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+         patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+         patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
          patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
          patch(
              "hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
@@ -252,7 +253,8 @@ def _run_with_current_provider_and_model(job, current_provider, current_model, t
     with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
          patch("cron.scheduler._get_hermes_home", return_value=tmp_path), \
          patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-         patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+         patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+         patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
          patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
          patch(
              "hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",

tests/cron/test_scheduler.py

@@ -966,7 +966,8 @@ def test_run_job_passes_session_db_and_cron_platform(self, tmp_path):
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch(
                  "hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
@@ -1012,7 +1013,8 @@ def test_run_job_suppresses_empty_turn_explainer(self, tmp_path):
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch(
                  "hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
@@ -1055,7 +1057,8 @@ def test_run_job_real_report_on_empty_reason_still_delivers(self, tmp_path):
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch(
                  "hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
@@ -1095,7 +1098,8 @@ def test_run_job_titles_cron_session_from_job_not_important_hint(self, tmp_path)
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch(
                  "hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
@@ -1132,7 +1136,8 @@ def test_run_job_closes_agent_on_failure_to_prevent_fd_leak(self, tmp_path):
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch(
                  "hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
@@ -1169,7 +1174,8 @@ def test_run_job_reaps_stale_auxiliary_clients_per_tick(self, tmp_path):
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch(
                  "hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
@@ -1197,7 +1203,8 @@ def _make_run_job_patches(self, tmp_path):
         return fake_db, [
             patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path),
             patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None),
-            patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"),
+            patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"),
+            patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"),
             patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db),
             patch(
                 "hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
@@ -1218,7 +1225,7 @@ def test_run_job_passes_enabled_toolsets_to_agent(self, tmp_path):
             "enabled_toolsets": ["web", "terminal", "file"],
         }
         fake_db, patches = self._make_run_job_patches(tmp_path)
-        with patches[0], patches[1], patches[2], patches[3], patches[4], \
+        with patches[0], patches[1], patches[2], patches[3], patches[4], patches[5], \
              patch("run_agent.AIAgent") as mock_agent_cls:
             mock_agent = MagicMock()
             mock_agent.run_conversation.return_value = {"final_response": "ok"}
@@ -1252,7 +1259,7 @@ def test_run_job_disabled_toolsets_layer_user_config_on_baseline(self, tmp_path)
             "enabled_toolsets": ["web", "terminal", "file"],
         }
         fake_db, patches = self._make_run_job_patches(tmp_path)
-        with patches[0], patches[1], patches[2], patches[3], patches[4], \
+        with patches[0], patches[1], patches[2], patches[3], patches[4], patches[5], \
              patch("run_agent.AIAgent") as mock_agent_cls:
             mock_agent = MagicMock()
             mock_agent.run_conversation.return_value = {"final_response": "ok"}
@@ -1279,7 +1286,7 @@ def test_run_job_enabled_toolsets_resolves_from_platform_config_when_not_set(sel
             "prompt": "hello",
         }
         fake_db, patches = self._make_run_job_patches(tmp_path)
-        with patches[0], patches[1], patches[2], patches[3], patches[4], \
+        with patches[0], patches[1], patches[2], patches[3], patches[4], patches[5], \
              patch("run_agent.AIAgent") as mock_agent_cls:
             mock_agent = MagicMock()
             mock_agent.run_conversation.return_value = {"final_response": "ok"}
@@ -1307,7 +1314,7 @@ def test_run_job_per_job_toolsets_win_over_platform_config(self, tmp_path):
         fake_db, patches = self._make_run_job_patches(tmp_path)
         # Even if the user has ``hermes tools`` configured to enable web+file
         # for cron, the per-job override wins.
-        with patches[0], patches[1], patches[2], patches[3], patches[4], \
+        with patches[0], patches[1], patches[2], patches[3], patches[4], patches[5], \
              patch("run_agent.AIAgent") as mock_agent_cls, \
              patch(
                  "hermes_cli.tools_config._get_platform_tools",
@@ -1336,7 +1343,8 @@ def test_run_job_empty_response_returns_empty_not_placeholder(self, tmp_path):
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch(
                  "hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
@@ -1412,7 +1420,8 @@ def test_run_job_treats_agent_failure_flag_as_failure(
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch(
                  "hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
@@ -1451,7 +1460,8 @@ def test_run_job_completed_true_without_failed_flag_succeeds(self, tmp_path):
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch(
                  "hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
@@ -1493,7 +1503,8 @@ def test_run_job_delivers_max_iteration_fallback_summary(self, tmp_path):
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch(
                  "hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
@@ -1613,6 +1624,53 @@ def run_conversation(self, *args, **kwargs):
         assert os.getenv("HERMES_CRON_AUTO_DELIVER_THREAD_ID") is None
         fake_db.close.assert_called_once()
 
+    def test_run_job_resets_secret_source_cache_before_reload(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+        """Each run must clear the secret-source cache before re-reading the
+        env, so a long-running gateway re-resolves Bitwarden/BSM-backed secrets
+        instead of leaving the startup .env placeholder in place (#33465).
+
+        A bare ``load_dotenv`` re-load can't do this: startup already recorded
+        this HERMES_HOME in ``_APPLIED_HOMES``, so the external-secret pull
+        no-ops and only the placeholder is re-applied. The scheduler must call
+        ``reset_secret_source_cache()`` (forcing the re-pull) and route through
+        ``load_hermes_dotenv`` (which then re-applies external secret sources).
+        """
+        job = {"id": "bsm-job", "name": "bsm", "prompt": "hello"}
+        fake_db = MagicMock()
+        call_order = []
+
+        def _record_reset():
+            call_order.append("reset")
+
+        def _record_load(*args, **kwargs):
+            call_order.append("load")
+            return []
+
+        with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
+             patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache", _record_reset), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv", _record_load), \
+             patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
+             patch(
+                 "hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
+                 return_value={
+                     "api_key": "***",
+                     "base_url": "https://example.invalid/v1",
+                     "provider": "openrouter",
+                     "api_mode": "chat_completions",
+                 },
+             ), \
+             patch("run_agent.AIAgent") as mock_agent_cls:
+            mock_agent = MagicMock()
+            mock_agent.run_conversation.return_value = {"final_response": "ok"}
+            mock_agent_cls.return_value = mock_agent
+            success, _output, _final, error = run_job(job)
+
+        assert success is True
+        assert error is None
+        # reset MUST precede the reload, else _APPLIED_HOMES no-ops the re-pull.
+        assert call_order[:2] == ["reset", "load"], call_order
+
     def test_run_job_clears_stale_auto_delivery_thread_id_between_jobs(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
         jobs = [
             {
@@ -1709,7 +1767,8 @@ def test_bad_config_yaml_is_logged(self, caplog, tmp_path):
         # (>30s wall clock) under load. See PR #33661 follow-up.
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
                    return_value={"provider": "openrouter", "api_key": "x",
                                  "base_url": "https://example.invalid",
@@ -1743,7 +1802,8 @@ def test_bad_prefill_messages_is_logged(self, caplog, tmp_path):
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
                    return_value={"provider": "openrouter", "api_key": "x",
                                  "base_url": "https://example.invalid",
@@ -1781,7 +1841,8 @@ def test_model_env_ref_in_config_yaml_is_expanded(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch("hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
                    return_value=self._RUNTIME), \
@@ -1814,7 +1875,8 @@ def test_legacy_agent_prefill_messages_file_is_loaded(self, tmp_path, monkeypatc
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch("hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
                    return_value=self._RUNTIME), \
@@ -1844,7 +1906,8 @@ def test_fallback_model_env_ref_in_config_yaml_is_expanded(self, tmp_path, monke
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch("hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
                    return_value=self._RUNTIME), \
@@ -1873,7 +1936,8 @@ def test_unexpanded_ref_passthrough_when_var_unset(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch("hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
                    return_value=self._RUNTIME), \
@@ -1917,7 +1981,8 @@ def test_null_job_model_falls_back_to_env(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch("hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
                    return_value=self._RUNTIME), \
@@ -1941,7 +2006,8 @@ def test_null_job_model_falls_back_to_config_default(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch("hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
                    return_value=self._RUNTIME), \
@@ -1973,7 +2039,8 @@ def test_explicit_null_model_block_in_config_does_not_overwrite_env(self, tmp_pa
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch("hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
                    return_value=self._RUNTIME), \
@@ -1996,7 +2063,8 @@ def test_no_model_anywhere_fails_with_actionable_error(self, tmp_path, monkeypat
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch("hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
                    return_value=self._RUNTIME), \
@@ -2025,7 +2093,8 @@ def test_job_model_update_takes_effect_on_next_run(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch("hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
                    return_value=self._RUNTIME), \
@@ -2051,7 +2120,8 @@ def test_config_model_as_plain_string(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch("hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
                    return_value=self._RUNTIME), \
@@ -2081,7 +2151,8 @@ def test_config_model_alias_key_resolves(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch("hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
                    return_value=self._RUNTIME), \
@@ -2105,7 +2176,8 @@ def test_corrupt_config_yaml_does_not_crash_with_job_model(self, tmp_path, monke
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch("hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
                    return_value=self._RUNTIME), \
@@ -2147,7 +2219,8 @@ def _run_conversation(prompt):
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch(
                  "hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
@@ -2207,7 +2280,8 @@ def _run_conversation(prompt):
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
              patch("tools.credential_files._resolve_hermes_home", return_value=tmp_path), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch(
                  "hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
@@ -2245,7 +2319,8 @@ def test_run_job_loads_skill_and_disables_recursive_cron_tools(self, tmp_path):
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch(
                  "hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",
@@ -2291,7 +2366,8 @@ def _skill_view(name):
 
         with patch("cron.scheduler._hermes_home", tmp_path), \
              patch("cron.scheduler._resolve_origin", return_value=None), \
-             patch("dotenv.load_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.load_hermes_dotenv"), \
+             patch("hermes_cli.env_loader.reset_secret_source_cache"), \
              patch("hermes_state.SessionDB", return_value=fake_db), \
              patch(
                  "hermes_cli.runtime_provider.resolve_runtime_provider",

tests/hermes_cli/test_cron.py

@@ -122,6 +122,23 @@ def test_list_does_not_crash_when_repeat_is_null(self, tmp_cron_dir, capsys):
         out = capsys.readouterr().out
         assert "Repeat:    ∞" in out
 
+    def test_list_does_not_crash_when_deliver_is_null(self, tmp_cron_dir, capsys):
+        """A job can be persisted with ``"deliver": null`` (present-but-null).
+        `cron list` must fall back to the default channel rather than crashing
+        on ``", ".join(None)`` — same dict-default pitfall as ``repeat`` (#32896).
+        """
+        from cron.jobs import load_jobs, save_jobs
+
+        create_job(prompt="No deliver", schedule="every 1h")
+        jobs = load_jobs()
+        jobs[0]["deliver"] = None
+        save_jobs(jobs)
+
+        cron_command(Namespace(cron_command="list", all=True))
+
+        out = capsys.readouterr().out
+        assert "Deliver:   local" in out
+
 
 class TestGatewayNotRunningWarning:
     """`cron create` / `cron list` must warn when the gateway (and thus the

6 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 3 · merged via another change 1 · superseded by another PR 1 · other 1

#32912 fix(cli): handle null `deliver` field in `cron list` legacy entries · superseded by another PR → #32916, #20264
#33527 fix(cron): harden ticker thread, null-safe deliver, and BSM env loader · merged via another change → #56144
#33870 fix(cron): handle null deliver field in cron list command · done elsewhere → 836732f
#41398 fix(cron): tolerate deliver=null in cron list display · done elsewhere → cdd8e7c, #41392
#41435 fix(#41392): handle deliver: null in cron list · done elsewhere → #41392, #41398

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#41580 fix(cron): tolerate deliver: null in cron list (#41392) · other

Closed issues · 2

Closed#32896fix: hermes cron list crashes when job has null deliver field
Closed#41392[Bug]: hermes cron list crashes with TypeError: can only join an iterable when any job has deliver: null

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